Whirlwind Bible History To open this 3-Day study, we’re gonna’ do some whirlwind Biblical history. You ready? Let’s start at the beginning. The Trinity. Our God is “us.” He’s three, and yet he’s the shamah—our God is ONE. As the Old Testament unfolds, we see many glimpses of our Trinitarian God acting within the story, but none quite so clear as in the very moments when all of humanity rebels the most. For example, in the days of Samuel, all the people came to Samuel, and started complaining about the leadership style of their “unseen,” Triune-but-One God. They asked for a good-looking “visible” King to rule them. They wanted what all the other nations had. Samuel relents, and the people get their King—Saul; though God clearly demonstrates his sadness at their request in 1 Samuel 15. Nonetheless, even in light of humanities’ treachery, God remained faithful. In his extraordinary wisdom he brought about Samuel to anoint a new King. At the time, Samuel was known as a prophet, priest, and as a judge (their equivalent to a king at that time). Samuel was ONE man, and yet operated in THREE offices—prophet, priest, and king. God was going to preserve his Trinitarian image on earth despite human rebellion. Though the people wanted one “Senior Leader” (not a good thing, p.s.) God continued to lead his nation via a Triune/Multiplicity leadership model of Prophets, Priests and Kings. Each of these offices, to some degree reflects how each member in the Trinity interacts and relates in community and completion. This carried all the way through into the ministry Jesus, where he united, once again, all three of those offices together in Himself as the ultimate Prophet (Mt. 17), Priest (Heb. 4:14-16), and King (Mt. 21:1-11). The New Testament remains consistent in exalting Jesus as ONE, and yet under the Father’s will, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus works his ONENESS nature out in the MULTIPLICITESS nature of a church body with many gifts. We even see a shadow of the Trinity in the Triune offices of the New Testament in the Elder, Deacon, Deaconess (Trinitarian) model of leadership. What does this have to do with Artistic Community you ask? Well, thanks for asking. We’ll get to it in Day 2. For now, we want you to read through a few passages concerning the...

For many of us in the worship industry, our entrance into ministry was anything but conventional. As the position has evolved over time, so has the skill set and experience we’re expected to bring to the table. Gone are the days of needing an MDiv with a musical pedagogy sidecar (yea, look that up, I had to). Today it’s more common to see churches hiring musical artists with good theology rather than theologians who fancy music. ...

The Creation Emancipation We are made in God’s image, but what does that mean? And what are the implications for the church and our worship ministries? In this episode of the podcast, David and Kevin talk about the new eBook, “The Creation Emancipation” that David is releasing at no cost. Ever. In the Book, David talks about the unique voice that each church has to speak the language of the culture they have been...

Our friend Ross King is gathering his backers for his new album He will be recording entitled: Unfettered. If you don’t know Ross, or you haven’t come across his music before, I’d invite you to check out our interview with him! But, even if you don’t have the time to do that, let me tell you this, it will be worth your investment. Along with being a very talented singer/songwriter, he’s a very humble and...

On April 7th of 2008, we put up our first post here at Worship Ministry Catalyst. Then on May 9, 2008 we released our first episode of the podcast. Just a few weeks ago, we released episode 0147 of the podcast! Not only that, but we’ve also become a resource for Worship Leaders around the world. Quite literally! We have been able to build relationships with worship leaders in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, India and beyond. I...

If you know me, you know that when it comes to football I like two teams: The Oregon Ducks and the Seattle Seahawks. You might also know that this past week both those teams played in a significant and meaningful game: The Ducks played in the College Football National Championship and the Seahawks played in the NFC Championship Game. And both those games had different results. For the Ducks, they lost to an Ohio State team that was...

Time For A Change: Is There A Need To Reinvent Yourself And Your Ministry? Once you get past the outdated football talk (this post was originally recorded and set to air back in October of 2014), you’ll hear David and Kevin talk about the idea of Reinventing yourself. The discussion was birthed out of Kevin’s decision to update his personal look. But it begs the question: Is there really a need to reinvent yourself? Is...

Bob Kauflin wrote this post on his Facebook page this week: Post by Bob Kauflin. And in one short phrase, he summed up so much of the tension I feel on a constant basis about worship in the modern age. “In 2015, let’s be less passionate about worship and more passionate about the triune God we’re worshiping.” It’s something Kevin & I have talked about on the podcast. It’s something I’m...

Ducks/Bucks – College Football National Championship Game We are bringing you a special bonus episode this week of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast. If you listen to the show, you know that Kevin is a big Oregon Ducks fan and David is a big Ohio State Buckeyes Fan. And it just so happens that the Ducks and the Bucks are playing each other in the National Championship game on Monday, January 12, 2015. So, we got together to...

The Oregon Trail & Pagan Worship We talked about a lot of really important things in this episode of the podcast. Things like the Oregon Trail game Kevin played on a 5.25″ floppy drive, Buffalo Steak and Dogs barking at the Blood moon. If you know if there is a connection between the Blood Moon and Dogs Barking, let us know! Plus we get a beard update on Kevin’s beard growth. But that’s not all we talked about....

Interview with Rich Kirkpatrick If you’ve been traveling around the Worship blogosphere for anytime, you’ve definitely come across our guest on this episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast. “Since 2005, Rich Kirkpatrick’s Blog has consistently been ranked among the top 50 Christianity blogs, awarded in 2012 as the “Best Religion Blog” from the World Media Awards, and was an Editor’s Pick both in...

Interview with Ross King We had the joy and privilege of talking with Ross King. I know, I say that every time, but it’s the truth. We have been blessed to have some really great interviews lately, and that tradition continues today! If you aren’t familiar with Ross’s work, you will find some real gems in this podcast. There are so many things that impress me about Ross, but the only way for you to really know for...

Interview with Don Moen I have to say, you are in for a real treat in this episode! We were fortunate enough to be able to interview Don Moen about a new project he’s doing called: “Worship In Action.” Worship In Action (WIA) is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Nashville, Tennessee. Don Moen founded WIA in response to the great needs he encountered while on worship tours around the world. It became very clear to Don...

Interview with Jonathan Malm In this episode we get to finish up our discussion with Jonathan Malm, and we get to talk about his newest book, Unwelcome. If you’re unfamiliar with it, you can go head over to his page and check it out. Jonathan shares with us some practical insights on how to make your church more welcoming to those who may not be familiar with you or your church. If you don’t think you’re familiar...

Right now, we’ve got two giveaways going on here at WMC! You can win a copy of the Deluxe edition of Chris Tomlin’s “Love Ran Red” which has several bonus tracks. Or you can win your copy of: “Passion: The Essential Collection” which has all the most popular songs you’ve been singing in your church, plus a DVD with videos of performances of some of the songs, and some Louie Giglio Teachings...

Interview with Jonathan Malm In this episode we have the distinct privilege of talking with Jonathan Malm. If you’ve been on any worship site, podcast or blog lately, you’ve come across his name! This guy is everywhere. We don’t know how he does it! As you listen to this part 1 of our discussion, you’ll find out why he’s so popular. He’s not only creative, but he’s got a great heart and his...

The Creation Emancipation – Free ebook! We are excited to share with you, for the very first time, the brand new eBook, “The Creation Emancipation.” What is it about? We’re glad you asked! It’s a plea for creativity in the local church. As you know, that’s what drives us, the local church. There is so much potential in the local church, and we’re afraid it’s being lost. How? Well, you’ll have to read the book. But, what we want you to...

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